April_2019

ART
Stroke the color with framing at BlackBird Frame &
Art this April
BY STAFF REPORTS • NORTH ASHEVILLE
Are you looking for
colorful ways to complement
your decorating
palette?
Art may have the
most significant impact
on your décor, bringing
bold colors to a room,
including some you may
not be able to introduce
otherwise.
BlackBird Frame &
Art offers the region’s
largest selection of frame
options including colors
and textures that emphasize palette choices in
the art you choose to display. A frame, along
with matting, anchors the painting to its surroundings
while providing a neutral space for the art to
stand apart from decorative elements like draperies,
rugs, and furniture.
Among the boldest framing options introduced
in recent years are
acrylic designs that
feature not only vibrant
colors but also infinite
combinations of sleek
modern texture, subtle
shape variations and
inscribed patterns,
ideal for contemporary
and mid-century
modern settings.
Other colorful lines
carried exclusively by
BlackBird’s in-house creations,
designed and hand-painted
to meet individual needs and
tastes.
Acrylic frames offer vivid colors, patterns, and irregular shapes
BlackBird in WNC are
the Schoolhouse Rustics
– a combination of
weathered woods and
brightly painted surfaces,
new introductions
of heavily-textured “oldpickup-truck-rusty”
finishes and “riveting”
welded steel frames,
as well as the shop’s
hand-painted designs.
Meet anytime with
one of BlackBird’s
seven Certified Professional
Framers (more
than any other shop in
the Professional Picture
Framers Association) for
a free look at how their unparalleled
selection can magnify the color choices
in your art and décor with a well-chosen frame.
IF
YOU
GO
These natural wood finishes and bright paints create a weathered,
often nostalgic, feel.
BlackBird Frame & Art (www.blackbirdframe.
com) is an award-winning local independent
frame shop at 365 Merrimon Ave in North
Asheville. Pat & John Horrocks have owned their
framing business for over 28 years, including the
past 17 years in Asheville.
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